The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and Development Through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895C. Scribner's Sons, 1897 - 312 pagine |
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Pagina 9
... eyes round about , which Ezekiel saw in his vision by the river Chebar . " When the living creatures went , the wheels went by them ; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth , the wheels were lifted up . Whither ...
... eyes round about , which Ezekiel saw in his vision by the river Chebar . " When the living creatures went , the wheels went by them ; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth , the wheels were lifted up . Whither ...
Pagina 15
... or south or due west . But if from any mountain - top we can gain a clear bird's - eye view of its whole course , we easily dis- tinguish the main road , its turns become quite insig- THE PROBLEM : THE MODE OF ITS SOLUTION 15.
... or south or due west . But if from any mountain - top we can gain a clear bird's - eye view of its whole course , we easily dis- tinguish the main road , its turns become quite insig- THE PROBLEM : THE MODE OF ITS SOLUTION 15.
Pagina 30
... eyes may be opened . " Let us learn , too , from the old heathen giant , Antæus , who , after every defeat and fall , rose strengthened and vivi- fied from contact with his mother Earth . You will experience in life many a desperate ...
... eyes may be opened . " Let us learn , too , from the old heathen giant , Antæus , who , after every defeat and fall , rose strengthened and vivi- fied from contact with his mother Earth . You will experience in life many a desperate ...
Pagina 50
... eyes , and these may be very numerous . They are not able to form images of external objects , but only of perceiving light and the direction of its source . A little group of these eyes lies directly over the brain , near the front end ...
... eyes , and these may be very numerous . They are not able to form images of external objects , but only of perceiving light and the direction of its source . A little group of these eyes lies directly over the brain , near the front end ...
Pagina 59
... eyes , and is thus better provided with sense- organs than almost any worm . It has a supra - œso- phageal ganglion of fair size . The clams and oysters show even more clearly what we might call the logical results of molluscan ...
... eyes , and is thus better provided with sense- organs than almost any worm . It has a supra - œso- phageal ganglion of fair size . The clams and oysters show even more clearly what we might call the logical results of molluscan ...
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advance amoeba amphibia anatomical ancestors animal kingdom annelid apes appear appetite archenteron attained become better birds body brain cells conformity to environment conscious degeneration dominant ectoderm embryo embryology existence experience eyes fish functions future ganglion gastrula gills give groups higher animals higher forms highest human hydra important increase individual insect instinct intelligence jaws knowledge laws layer legs living locomotion lower mammals man's marsupial membrane ment mental mind mode modified mollusks moral mouth muscles muscular muscular system mutability of species natural selection nephridia nerve nervous system never notochord nutriment organs oxygen parapodia perception perivisceral cavity possible primitive probably progress protoplasm protozoa purely race reflex action reptiles result schematic worm segments selfish sense-organs sequence shell skeleton species spermatozoa stage structure struggle surface survive swimming theory of evolution tion tissues true truth turbellaria unselfishness variation velopment vertebrates volvox young